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Συρία

Syria · Syria

Greek word · Strong’s number G4947 · appears 8 times in the Bible

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What it means

Syria (Συρία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Syria”.

The Roman province north of the land of Israel.

How to say it

Sy·ri·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

The place

JerusalemMediterranean SeaSyria
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Syria

    Today: Syria (plus parts of southern Turkey and Lebanon)

    A region north of Israel around Antioch and Damascus; today it is the country of Syria, and part lies in Turkey.

    When Jesus was born, Quirinius governed Syria (Luke 2:2). Paul passed through Syria on his journeys and strengthened the assemblies (Acts 15:41).

    Luke 2:2Acts 15:41Acts 18:18Acts 21:3

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 4:24

    And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them.

  • Luke 2:2

    This was the first registration, when Quirinius was governing Syria.

  • Acts 15:23

    They wrote by their hand: “The apostles and the elders, your brothers, to the brothers throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the nations: greetings.

  • Acts 15:41

    And he was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

  • Acts 18:18

    And Paul, having stayed many more days, took leave of the brothers and sailed away for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila, having had his head shaved in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

  • Acts 20:3

    And after he had spent three months there, when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

  • Acts 21:3

    And when we had sighted Cyprus and left it on the left, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was unloading its cargo.

  • Galatians 1:21

    Then I went into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia.